ProTekT

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To fulfil society's demand for climate-friendly mobility solutions, a wide range of areas must be reconciled. The environmentally and economically sustainable transport systems of the future are therefore being developed in a comprehensive, multidisciplinary environment. In the process, researchers are considering technologies and their integration into system architectures with a market launch up to a decade in the future. This entails some uncertainties. Therefore, the multidisciplinary preliminary design requires standardised methods that allow these uncertainties and their influences on the overall design results to be represented.

ProTekT (Probabilistic Technology Assessment of Complex Transport Systems) aims to facilitate access to methods for the technological assessment of complex system architectures, taking uncertainties into account. The future tool for technology assessment establishes:

  • data and interface standards in multidisciplinary system design,
  • methodological competence in the field of probabilistic system analyses
  • software for data exploration and decision support considering uncertainties.

Six DLR institutes from the areas of aeronautics, space, energy and transport are working together on this project. They are contributing a wide range of use cases that are working together to address digitalisation in the design of complex transport systems. The effective consideration of probabilities increases the validity of the results. In addition, the joint development of standardised interfaces promotes cross-sectoral cooperation in digital design processes.

ProTekT is part of DLR's research in 'Cyberphysical Engineering'.

Participating DLR institutes and facilities

Institute of Maritime Energy Systems

The Institute of Maritime Energy Systems researches and develops innovative solutions to reduce the use of fossil fuels and the resulting emissions in the maritime transport sector as well as enable its increased use of renewable energy sources.

Institute of Networked Energy Systems

The Oldenburg DLR Institute of Networked Energy Systems develops technologies and concepts for future energy supply on the basis of renewable energies.

Institute for Software Technology

The mission of the Institute for Software Technology is research and development in software engineering technologies, and the incorporation of these technologies into DLR software projects.

Institute of Space Systems

The Institute of Space Systems analyses and evaluates complex space systems from a technical, economic and socio-political perspective.

Institute of System Architectures in Aeronautics

Aeronautics is digitalised from aircraft design through to production and operation. This continuous availability of all data is known as the digital thread. The Institute of System Architectures in Aeronautics is researching how practically usable knowledge can be derived from these extensive data.

Institute of Vehicle Concepts

The Institute of Vehicle Concepts is a system-oriented institute, handling and coordinating research subjects related to traffic and transportation at the DLR location in Stuttgart.

Contact

Tobias Schneiderhan

Acting Board Member for Digitalization
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Linder Höhe, 51147 Cologne